Blessed be the (Relationally) Poor

By Francine & Byron Pirola | December 12, 2025 |

Embracing the Call to Love in an age of relational poverty.  Pope Leo XIV’s apostolic exhortation Dilexi Te (Latin: I have loved you, Rev 3:9), reminds us that faith and love for the poor are inextricably linked. He writes,   “We have to state, without mincing words, that there is an inseparable bond between our faith…

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Never see a need…

By Francine & Byron Pirola | August 4, 2023 |

It’s the feast day of St Mary of the Cross MacKillop this week (Aug 8) – Australia’s first, and so far, only, saint. She co-founded the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart – a teaching order of Catholic nuns who were instrumental in the establishment of Catholic education in this country. One of…

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Why Marriages Fail

By Dr. Gregory Popcak | November 10, 2014 |
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Why Marriages Fail:  And How to Make Sure Yours Doesn’t Allan and Jen asked me to do some marriage preparation counseling with them. Both Catholics, and both from divorced homes, they wanted to know what it takes to “make it.” As Jen explained to me in our first conversation, “Allan and I love each other,…

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